2024 Nonprofit Day at the Capitol

Virtual Legislative Visits on Wednesday, February 21, via Zoom:

12:00 — 1:00: Advocacy Clinic with MNA’s Public Policy Team featuring Stephanie Deible, MNA Program & Partnership Manager

1:00 — 1:30: Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly)

1:30 – 2:00: Senator Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit)

2:00 – 2:30: Break

2:30 – 3:00: Senator Michael Webber (R-Rochester Hills)

3:00 – 3:30: Representative Greg VanWoerkom (R-Norton Shores)

3:30 – 4:00: Representative Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids)

4:00 – 4:30: Representative John Roth (R-Interlochen)

4:30 – 5:00: Senator Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp)

In-Person Program on Thursday at Heritage Hall, Lansing State Capitol

8:30 — 9:30:  Networking Continental Breakfast 

9:30 – 10:00:  Welcome: Kelley Kuhn, MNA President & CEO

10:00 – 11:00: Advocacy: Mission Critical, Not Mission Creep

• Moderator: Stephanie Deible, MNA Program & Partnership Manager
• Advocacy Case Study: MI Nonprofit Relief Fund: Joan Gustafson, MNA External Affairs Officer; Julie Calley, Director of Strategy for House Republican Leader Matt Hall; Terri Legg, President & CEO United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties
• Community Model and Results: MI Nonprofit Relief Fund: Kourtney Neloms, Founder and Lead Consultant, Catalyst Evaluation & Consulting; Lysne Tait, Executive Director, Helping Women Period; Tammy Pitts, MNA Chief Communications Officer

11:00 – 11:30: Keynote Speaker: Michigan Speaker of the House Joe Tate

11:30 – 12:00: Michigan’s Nonprofit Legislative Caucus 

12:00 – 12:30: Conversation with Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks

12:30 – 2:00: Networking Lunch with MI State Department & Agency Directors

• Julia Dale, Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)
• Mark Garcia, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
• Chad Canfield, Charitable Trust Division, Attorney General's Office
• Danielle McCann, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
• Jerome Reide, Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR)
• Jeffrey Guilfoyle, Michigan Department of Treasury
• Henry Wolf, Office of Rural Prosperity
• Emily Skrzypczak, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
• Kim Trent, Michigan Poverty Task Force
• Ginna Holmes, Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC)
• Marlon Brown, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
• Marnie Triemstra, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)

2:00 – 2:45: Growing Michigan’s Population: Path to a Prosperous Future

• Karen Aldridge-Eason, Office of Foundation Liaison
• Hillary Doe, Michigan's Chief Growth Officer 
• Jaclyn Butler, Michigan State Demographer
• State Representative Alabas Farhat

2:45 - 3:30: Nonprofit Power: Engaging Voters for an Inclusive Democracy

• Sugelema Lynch, Field Coordinator, Nonprofit VOTE 
• Norman Clement, Founder, Detroit Change Initiative 
• Essence Wilson, Chief Strategy Officer, Communities First, Inc. 
• Stacy Bahri, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Chaldean Community Foundation 

3:30 Closing: Kelley Kuhn, MNA President & CEO